If life had worked out the way I had planned Charlie and I would have been visiting Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas for our Homeschool Field Trip this week, but the LORD had other plans for us. Which means we will not make it out this morning, but it shouldn’t stop you from going and enjoying these wonderful exhibitions.
LAST CHANCE! TWO EXHIBITIONS AT THE CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS – PHOENIX RISING: XU BING AND THE ART OF RESILIENCE AND CAST: MOLDING A NEW MUSEUM FOR UT DALLAS – TO CLOSE MARCH 5, 2023
Phoenix Rising highlights a celebrated work – Bronze Phoenix 2016 (Feng and Huang) – created by internationally acclaimed artist/innovator Xu Bing and exhibited at the 2015 Venice Biennale; Cast provides a first look at the Crow Museum’s second location to open at UT Dallas’ new cultural district
DALLAS (Feb. 27, 2023) – It’s the final days before two exhibitions – Phoenix Rising: Xu Bing and the Art of Resilience and Cast: Molding a New Museum for UT Dallas – will close at the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas on March 5, 2023. Free and open to the public, the Crow Museum of Asian Art is located in the Dallas Arts District at 2010 Flora St., Dallas 75201.
Phoenix Rising celebrates one of the most mythical and popular beasts of Chinese folklore. The exhibition highlights a celebrated work – Bronze Phoenix 2016 (Feng and Huang) – created by Xu Bing (b. 1955 Chongqing, China), an internationally acclaimed artist, academic and innovator whose award-winning works have been showcased in the world’s top museums and art biennales. The intricate hand-painted phoenix consists of 500 separate cast and hand-wrought parts. It’s made up of shovels, wrenches and drill bits – the tools of the worker – making it a contemporary phoenix and a representation of 21st century China in all its variety, ambition and raw energy. In addition to Xu’s headlining work, Phoenix Rising includes five works from the Crow Museum’s Chinese jade collection that celebrate the revered phoenix. Phoenix Rising is organized by the Crow Museum of Asian Art in partnership with the international Asian Cultural Council.
Cast: Molding a New Museum for UT Dallas provides an exclusive first look at the Crow Museum’s second location designed by global architecture and design firm Morphosis, currently being constructed on the institution’s campus during Phase 1 of the planned Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum. The 12-acre Athenaeum cultural district will house two art museums and a performance hall, serving as the gateway to the UT Dallas campus and a destination to foster engagement in the arts and learning. The exhibition will feature 3D models of the new museum structure; renderings that show the design process; introductions of the designers, architects, planners and leadership behind the building; selections of works of art from the Crow Museum of Asian Art; along with works from the Stevens, Boeckman and Horchow collections that have been gifted to The University of Texas at Dallas. For the new museum, the collection focus will include Asia and the Americas representing the region’s history and future intercultural exchange with the diverse cultures of these continents.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas is open Tuesdays-Sundays (11 a.m.-5 p.m.). The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission is free and suggested donations are $12 for adults. For more information, please go to crowmuseum.org or call 214-979-6430.
ABOUT THE CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS. Founded in 1998, the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas inspires and promotes learning and dialogue about the arts and cultures of Asia through its exhibitions, the research and preservation of its collections, artistic and educational programming, and visitor experience and engagement. The museum accomplishes this in accordance with the highest professional standards and through collaboration with diverse audiences and community partners within North Texas and throughout the world. Free and open to the public, this museum celebrates the arts and cultures of Asia – from ancient eras to contemporary times – through a variety of permanent and traveling exhibitions that showcase the arts of a multitude of countries. With an array of beautiful spaces and galleries, the museum offers a serene setting for quiet reflection in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. Learn more at
Thank you
Glenda Charlie and David Cates
